muratknecht

human. listener. curious. remote CTO @engageSPARK

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

Rushing your dev team #remote and wondering what you're missing?

Here is a thread for CTOs & tech leads of small dev teams.

Let's start with the basics: tools of the trade. 👇

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

@AdamMGrant I'd like to live in a world where both those freedoms are ferociously taken advantage of—and there is no shooting, mugging, name calling, doxying, mobbing …

…

One can dream.

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

@imanhodjaev @mitsuhiko So you got hired on the spot because you're in the know? 😆

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

@shl Why is that true? Don't you then have the whole customer education problem?

Isn't the best startup one that solves a problem everyone knows they have, but you solve it radically cheaper or satisfyingly than anyone else?

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

Still locked down.

Still being given the chance …

… to reset my habits and routines,
… to rethink relationships,
… to pause.

Still … trying. 😅💪

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

Unlimited vacations without a minimum are abusive.

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

@mk_mkx @0_chris @__michaelg I'm so not envious. So not. 🥲 (<-- this emoji is perfect)

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

@__michaelg @0_chris @mk_mkx Well, let's be scientific here. Chris is buying the lense, I buy the wine, @mk_mkx is buying both, and after a week you pick a winner?

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

@thoefling @laurel_farrer We can only hope that 8,000 of them did. ;)

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

@shl So … gig economy? All that means is that then teachers are at the mercy of sorting algorithms of the top 3 platforms.

Your local politician is a tweet away, and yet they still form parties.

Structures always emerge.

If not universities—and I hope not “platforms”—what then?

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

@sinequanonh Congrats, that's awesome!

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

@andreasklinger Before or after the tasting? 😆

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

@markmanson Breathing.

https://t.co/VLouISs5nn

[Sahil Lavingia @shl]

Reading is the inhale, writing is the exhale. Breathe.

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

@shl Also a great time for “no work”. Summer and such.

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

Summer bug:

The touch screen of my Kindle stopped working.

Lots of trying, restarting, and whatnot.

Then 1 tip: PUT IT IN THE FRIDGE.

Done that for 30 seconds, touch screen works just fine.

TIL: The heat difference between Philippines summer and my digit is: not enough.

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

How do you call the difference from understanding with your mind and understanding in your gut?

That magical moment when advice becomes actionable.

Is there a word for it?

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

@shl Yeah … but.

Sometimes you gotta commit and persist to figure it out.

Imagine the pole explorers had said: ah, well, it's cold. I'll try something new.

Knowing when to persist and when to move on—that's the real issue, and there is no generic tweet-answer to that, no?

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

@dhh And then combine patriotism with world citizenship.

(Or if you want to be less literal: with the sense that we're all sitting and coding and dying on the same ball of mud and lava and espresso.)

That should distribute the spoils a bit closer to the equator. That'd be nice.

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

In sports, you also gotta push the bounds. And if you overdo it, you get hurt.

Listen to your body.

When it comes to decisions, you also want to push it just enough.

Listen to your gut—and feed it by listening and observing.

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

Your boss is slowing you down?

1. Make a decision
2. Take responsibility
3. Be right most of the time

Nothing gets rid of the brakes faster.

[muratknecht @muratknecht]

🪝

You also gotta know what you should decide, what's pushing it and what's suicide.

You must PUSH the bounds.